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ADVERTISEMENTS.

HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND FINANCE CO., LIMITED.

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OTICE is hereby given that the ANNUAL ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of Share- holders will be held at the Hong Kong Hotel, Hong Kong, on MON. DAY, the 12th February, 1934, at 11.80 m. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors" together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1983.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from TUESDAY, SUth January to MON. DAY, 12th February, both days

inclusive.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS

SON,

* General Managers. Hong Kong, 23rd January, 1994.

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HONGKONG TRAMWAYS

LIMITED.

Nthat the ORDINARY YEAR NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

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INVENTIONS

WANTED

Address At The Rotary Club

BRITISH ENGINEER'S

VIEWS

The Engineer's Outlook" was the title of an interesting address delivered at the Rotary Club yes- terday by Mr. Sterry B. Freeman, C.B.E

There was an usually large number of guests present at the meeting, which was presided over by Mr. T. B. Wilson. Among the guests was Mr. E. F Harris of Shanghai, who is one of the directors of. Rotary International Mr. Freeman began his address by stating that the subject was a wide one and the engineer was to be found wherever one went. In the Rotary Club, engineering

used came in when we (laughter) and there course the necessary (laughter),

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cranks of

lubrication

An engineer, said Mr. Freeman was born, not made. The me ant in an engineer as the ear for chanical instinct was as import

tunes was important to a would- be musician,

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1934.

SPLENDID R.A.F.

RECORD

Efficiency In Air Exercises

COMPANY MEETING

S. China Enterprises,

Limited

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Around the Courts

(Continued from page 6)

The annual general meeting of his Worship to take a serious view as shareholders in the Macao and Souththe defendant was a trusted servant China Enterprises, Ltd, was held

Receipt of the Air Ministry reyesterday at 12.45 p.m. at the Bank of and a master of the junk was in The value Canton Building. There were present charge of the property." port on the amount of aying car-

was about $170.. ried out by the Air Force in the Mr. G. H. Potts (Chairman), Mr. GA.

da Roza (Director), Mr. W. L Alexan there may be soine question of Feat. Mr. Brown: I understand that air exercises held last July is an occasion to note that no serious der, C. A. (Secretary) and the follow-itation. The bundles are in the fruit hearing shareholders: Sosars stall and I understand there is a

Dowbiggin, J. &. Fox and D. Black.

accident occurred.

exercises were the sixth of their Alad. and it is remarkable that throughout the series there has

been no serious crash.

In addition to this series there

exer-

was, this year, for the first time. combined Navy-Air Force cises. These also were free from serious accident, but after their conclusion two fatal accidents oc- curred in a squadron caught in thick fog on its flight back to its

home station.

The air exercises last July were held over the South and Midlands of England... Twenty-one squad- rons, a total 318 aeroplanes, were engaged. One squadron was an Auxiliary

Territorials) squadron. 2.

(or

The aggregate flying time was 2,600 hours 7miris. This means that about 300,000 machine miles following squadron averages by were flown. Analysis gives the

type:

114

Night Day Flying Flying. Hrs Min Hrs Min

(Regulars) 13 1 55 22

LY GENERAL MEETING HONGKONG TRAMWAYS LIMIT-| ED will be held at the offices of

The question of whether Kestra Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., youth should be sent to the tech-** Hongkong, on FRIDAY, the 18th daynical school, the factories and Night Bomber of February, 1934, at 12 o'clock Noon,

works, or the University was a to transact the ordinary business of

question which should be decided Day Bomber the Company.

aptitude and by the boy's own ability. Some could take advan Day Bomber... fage of the training a University could give while it would be bet- Night Bomber ter for others to get in on the

Day Bomber ground floor.

AND NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO GIVEN that the REGISTER OF MEMBERS of the Company will be CLOSED from, FRIDAY, the and to FRIDAY, the 18th. February, 1934, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board,

W. F. SIMMONS,

Secretary. Hongkong, 25th January, 1934.

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Note of Warning-

(Regulars) 146 -0

(Cadre) 43 13.

(Cadre) 1 15

Auxiliary) 185 52

33 38

9 32 Mr. Freeman, however, sounded Fighter (Regulars) 49' 28

In the early stages of the exer- The boy, he a note of warning. said, should have every encourage-vises bad weather was experienced, original In fact, none of the series of ment in developing

exercises has beer favoured by thought..

Some of our accepted views of fine weather throughout. Some of the working of nature have been them have been held in difficult found to be wrong and it therefore necessary that

& 'boy should be fearless so far as new ideas went. Most of the big in- ventions have

by been made young men who were not afraid to do something new. They put

was

conditions.

VINES AGAIN WIN

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN their mind's eye on the telescope. Gruelling Four Hours Match NOTICE FREE SIXEN as it were. There should be

nc

should be guided. ThE youth

provoked considerable Speaker laughter when he Intelligensia as people brains and no sense.

described the with all

ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING hard and fast rules by which a of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the Offices of Messrs. Jardino, Matheson & Co., Ltd. os WEDNESDAY, 21st February, 1934 at NOON for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with the Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1933.

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on

money.

"Mr. Kombie:-I understand be had to borrow the money,

Defendant was remanded to Febru-

6. Ary

!

EUROPEAN 'FINED

For Offence On Vehicular-

Ferry.

An incident on the vehicular ferry launch, Man Kung, on the night of December 18, was recalled before Mr. yesterday when R. Poinsot was sum- Hamilton in the Central Police Court

The Secretary having read the possibility that he may restore the notice convening the

money or its equivalent. meeting, followed immediately

Det Sergt. MeRobbie stated therr. which that of the Alacan Jockey Club, was nothing known against the de-

fendant, the Chairman said: Gentlemen,

Mr. Brown I am instructed to say The report and accounts for the year the defendnas is willing to pay back to 30th June, 1933, having been in

the your hands for the requisite number

"Sentence of six weeks' imprison of days, I will with your permission

His Worship follow the usual procedure and take melt was passed. them as read The Directors regret added that defendant would be releas-moned on three counts namely, failing! having to come before you with ac-ed from the conviction if he paid to exercise due care and caution in his

back $100 by 3 p.ni. to-morrow.

car on the ferry; disobeying the lawful counts showing a loss of approximate-

instructions of the Company's servanta ly $17,000.

by parking in the middle, and driving' without an appropriate licence.

Jockey Canby LDES The largest item on the debit side of Profit & Loss Account is the loss sustained by the Macao Jockey Club for the year to 30th June, 1933, which Joes has by agreement with the Macho Jockey Club to be borne by the Com- pany The loss as largely been a brought about by the payments made by way of stakes and prizes and the sweepstakes organized by the Club. comparative failure of the special cash

I feel aure

In connection with cash sweepstakes I am pleased to inform you that the Stewards of the Club have engaged Mr. Twang Iusting as Manager of the Cash Sweep Department. Mr. Tsang has had considerable experience of the management of sweepstakes, and

that with

co operation the Club will soon be con in a position to show a siderable profit on these sweepstakes There is no doubt that once the Club is in a position to offer big prizes to the fortunate winners of cash sweeps takes, there will be no difficulty in obtaining increased sales of tickets.

Reduce Overhead Expenses. After mature consideration,

the

Stewards of the Club, in co operation with your Director, bave decided, in order to reduce overhead charges, to transfer the racing organization to Macao, and we are indebted to the Treasurers for facilitating this trans fer by signing their position a Treasurers of the Club. I am pleased, however, to be able to inform you that Messrs. Perey Smith, Seth & Fleming have agreed to continue to act a Treasurers of the Cash Sweep Depart ment as from let February, 1934,

A BIG HAUL

And Then Twelve Months!

Wong Sing, unemployed, who made big haul of clothing and other artic les from three bauses in the Wanchai District, was sentenced to a tufal of twelve months: hard labour by Mr. Hamilton, at the Central Magistracy yesterday.

Defendant was charged with having stolen two pieces of jewellery and two pieces of clothing from No. 208, Jaffe Road, Ist floor, the property of Yasbo Moys; an alarm clock, a woman's silk long coat, a felt hat, and weed suit the property of Chan Luen, From 130, Jaffe Road, second Boor, 14 pieces of clothing, a pair of binoculars, two alarm clocks, a leather suitcase, and a pair of leather shoes, the property of Chang Yung, from 192, Lockhart Road, third floor.

The fourth charge against defendant was of having resisted arrest by Chinesa constable in Connaught Road

West.

Sub-Inspector Nolloth prosecuted, and produced a previous conviction, which as admitted by defendant

Mr. Hamilton also ordered police supervision for a period of two years after the expiration of defendant's sentence.

SEVEN COOLIES CONVICTED

For Gambling In Market.

....

Defendant was fined a total of 875. Traffic-Inspector Nicoll said the car Far driven by the defendant from Fanling to the Peninsula Hotel and then to the Yaumsti Ferry wharf on to the yehicular ferry Defendant stopped in the centre of the vessel and there was another car which had pulled in to the left. Defendant was asked to do likewise, but instead he drove up and down six or seven times eventually colliding with the weather board and sea screens. Had it not been for these, the car might have gone into the har boar. Defendant's driving licence was at present under a aix months' period of suspension.

Defendant contended that he was

testing his brakes. If he did collide, it was due to a mechanical defect. There was only one other car on the ferry at the time.

ADMIRAL SIR FREDERIC

DREYER

To Visit Australia Shortly

Following the Singapore Naval Conference, special significance will be attached to the news that Admiral Bir Frederic Dreyer, the commander in chief of the China Station; is shortly visiting Australia in the course of a two months voyage in the South China Sea, during which he will visit various porta in the Dutch East Indies, Banda Island, Port Darwin, British North Borneo and the Philip- pines.

Seven coolies of the Western Market The only other item of expenditure were charged before Mr. Balfour in the requiring explanation is the percent Central Police Court yesterday with Los Angeles, January 30. ages paid to the Macno Government on gapsbling. The first defendant, who The match between Vines and racing commissions. The Macao Gov- happened to have the bank at the Tiden at Los Angeles resulted in of the deed of lession and transfer, is ing the keeper of a gaming house on Thursday ja H.M.S. Suffolk and is erntment, in accordance with the terme time of the raid, was charged with be The Admiral leaves Singapore on vines winning by 3 sets to two. The match was bitterly contested entitled to a percentage on the gross first floor of the market premises expected in Hongkong via Manila,

Your profit of racing at Macao.

Det-Surgt McRobbie said defen- at the end of March. over four hours and the second Directors believe that with the codants were playing on a meat stall. set which went to 44 games was operation of the Stewards of the Table money picked up amounted to won by Tliden at 23.-21. By win-Macao Jockey Club in affecting a $1.80 ning the match Vines led 7 To 4 reduction in expenses of the Club, and

First defendant was fined $15 or two in the series.

with the successful organization of weeks, while the remainder were fined cash sweepstakes it is possible to run 83 or three days each. The table the Club at a profit, which profit will,

inoRey was added to the Poor. Bor in accordance with the agreement funds, beterenn, the Company and the Club, be credited to the Company.

The scores in the above match in favour of Vines were:-

6/0, 21/23, 7/5, 3/6, 6/2.-Reuter.

After Training When a boy had had his train- his activities Ing the field for

He could was almost unlimited. employ his energies in the civil. mechanical or electrical side the work, and could devote tals energies in the railway, tramway, mining and other industries. The. one thing to do was to give the boy a good educalion and at the first was a form of Government age of 21-23 boys would not take that provided, the "greatest good they for the greatest number In such very long to decide (2213) would like to do.

a government, the engineer would free hand with re- The mechanical engineer was be allowed a

The REGISTER of BHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from MONDAY, 5th February, to WEDNESDAY, 21st February, both days inclusive, during which period no transfer of shares can be registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors. L. S. GREENHILL, #,

Secretary. Hong Kong, 27th January, 1934.

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what

With these few remarks I will now move the adoption of the ropert

09 presented, and accounts

and the resolution after

ling 'been daly seconded I shall be pleased ta

answer aby

a later arrival than the civil en gard to good " transport, : sanita- my ability questions to the best of

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Four defendants, who were .ah. sentees, had their buil, of $3 each patreated by the Court.

HOSPITAL SHROFF CHARGED

Serious Offence Alleged. Fong Hok-ling aged 26 years, shroff employed at the Government Civil Hospital, was charged before Mr. Balfour in the Central Police Court yesterday with the embezzlement of $6.60 received from Wong Wai-ying, for and on behalf of the hospital, on January

Report Adopted. gineer but he was quickly coming tion, lighting, and other things

happier. The There were into his own. In a big job such which made life

no questions, and, as the construction of the Shing second was the axiom that Self-secondel by Mr. H. B. L. Dowbiggin, WELS better than the motion for the adoption of the ro DIOCEBAN SCHOOL OLD BOYS' Mun-dam-the first thing a civil Government-

engineer must do is to sit down good Government." He was not port and eccounts was carried unari. ASSOCIATION

and consider what mechanical going to argue about that theory, monaly.

Messrs. P. M. Hodgson and Ko

27. carry since it was hardly an engineer's Leong-hoo were re-elected to the Board will hold its

means he must adopt to out the project. In some of the problem.

of Directors, on the motion of the ANNUAL DINNER

biggest engineering work at Home. Mr. E. Cock proposed a vote of Chairman, seconded by Mr. J. H. Seth. the mechanical engineer worked thanks for the speaker, on behalf

Messrs. Linstead and Davis were SATURDAY, 3RD FEBRUARY, 1934 hand in hand with the civil en- of the Rotary Club, and observed reappointed auditors on the motion of gineer. The mechanical man bad that the Club was fortunate in the Chairman, seconded by Mr. C. A. also been called in by physicists having the opportunity of hear- da Roza. in connection with the discovering one of the leading British ies the latter made..

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Engineers and Inventions

Mr. Freeman then dealt with the old complaint against ebgin- eers, the latter being blamed for cutting short the possibility of employment for the labouring classes. The engineer, whenever he heard such a complaint, should

reply: "Very sorry, as far as we can see the world is still very short of what we produce." Mr. Freeman said that he read in the local papers recently that 25 per cent of the population of [2190 india never had a ful meal

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and we only had

look around to see that the amenit- ies of life were short every where. The engineer could give mankind more life, more locomo- tion and more comforts - in homes.

the

When one hears that tons and tons of coffee and cotton and valuables of other kind were be- ing destroyed because they could not be distributed, it became evid- ent that there was a job for en- gineers. New inventions were need- ed everywhere especially labour saving inventions.

PPLICATION has been made to the Company to issue a duplioste Share Certificate iu respect of Certi- ficate No 16159 for. 10 abaren. Now, 178403/176412_registered in 'the name of IP SHING FONG, the original of which has been declared lost.

Notice is hereby given that if within 14 days hereof no claim or represents tion is made to the (o. the original certificate for the said shares shall he deemed CANCELLED and of NO EFFECT and that the Co. will a very fascinating one for Hong then proceed to deal with such kon application

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Fuel or Coal Then there was another big question as to whether we should use fuel or coal. It was a quies- tion that needed very clear thinking Big suppiles of coal as well as all could be had in Hongkong and this "coal-oil" problem must be

On his way out to Hongkong. while passing through Canada, Japan and North Chinia. Mr. Freeman had been thinking about Hong Kong, 26th January, 1934. (2209 two main political axioms. The.

engineers.

This concluded the business of the meeting..

THE NEW SHOW PALAC

AT THE JUNCTION OF

NATHAN RD. & KING'S PARK

KOWLOON

Det.-Inspector J. Murphy, for the prosecution, said defendant was on

bail of $800.

Mr. T. PK. Kemble appeared for the defence. He remarked that the bail was high.

him out oa rather reasonable bail.

Insp. Murphy:-We consider we let

PENZI NENE DI ZOR!

This is believed to be the first occasion on which the commander-in- chief China Station, has paid a visit Australia in connection with a special cruise.

"H.B."

BEER

"Let ministers shape

the duty on cape And ordain that port

shall be dear,

But damn their eyes if

they ever tries

To rob the poor man of

his beer.

For I likes a drop of

good beer, I does,

I be mortally fond of

beer, I is;

Then loudly, sing, live

Billy the King For he 'bated the tax

upon beer."

(OLD SONG)

Billy the King, William the «fourth, hated drunkards, but ke hated sealer drinkers us less. When King Leopold was `dining with him, As exclaimed,

What is that you are drink- ing, Bir?" Water, Sir." God "dame it! why don't you drink. wine? I never allow anyone to drink water at my table."

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